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While Trump and his allies have repeatedly encouraged the people of Iran—especially women—to rise up against authoritarian rule, the same president speaks the language of “national interest” and “reduced commitments” when confronted with the most extreme form of gender apartheid in the 21st century: Afghanistan under the Taliban.
ARG Times — Several officials from the U.S. Chambers of Commerce, including the President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are expected to arrive in Afghanistan tomorrow, sources confirmed. Two reliable Afghan sources told ARG Times that the delegation will travel directly to the northern province of Balkh.
This milestone marks a major step in the historic 10,000-megawatt national power-generation project, which officially entered its implementation phase after a cooperation agreement was signed between Azizi Group and the Ministry of Water and Energy on August 2, 2025.
Azizi Developments has announced the signing of a 50-year lease agreement with KEZAD Group, one of Abu Dhabi’s leading industrial and logistics zones. Under this long-term partnership, the company will build and operate 12 factories within KEZAD.
A high-level delegation from Azizi Developments, led by the company’s Founder and Chairman, Mirwais Azizi, arrived in Beirut for an official visit and held meetings with senior Lebanese officials. During the trip, Mr. Azizi met with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud.
Photos obtained by Arg Times show that in Katawazai’s office, a picture of Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar is displayed instead of former President Ashraf Ghani. He has also reportedly met with senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban interior minister.
In mid-September, leaked images of a private party in Tashkent stirred controversy. Photos obtained by Arg Times show a gathering of several former politicians—now turned businessmen—around tables with alcoholic drinks. Sources say the images are from a 16 September party at the luxurious “Ginaidin” restaurant in Tashkent, hosted by Kamal Nabizada, a well-known Afghan businessman in Central Asia.
According to the visa issued by the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Katawazai’s immigrant visa is of the SQ2 category, a type of visa generally granted to individuals or family members of applicants under the U.S. Special Immigrant Visa program — a program primarily intended for Afghans who worked with U.S. agencies or allied institutions.
Sources at Ghaznfar Bank have confirmed that the bank, as one of Afghanistan’s leading financial institutions, will participate in the Sibos 2025 International Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. This event, regarded as the world’s largest financial services gathering, annually brings together global leaders and innovators in banking, payments, securities, and financial technology.
In an unprecedented and astonishing incident, an Afghan teenager hid in the wheel well of a passenger airplane from Kabul to New Delhi—and miraculously survived. This event is not merely a human interest story or news item; it constitutes a serious security warning for Afghanistan and the region.
